Kenyans players plying their trade in leagues around Europe impressed over the weekend ahead of the final African Cup of Nations qualifier against Uganda Cranes.
France:
Kenyan’s skipper Dennis Oliech side Auxerre drew 1-1 all with St. Etienne and the striker who had scored a fantastic hatrick the previous weekend against Sochaux played the entire match.
Spain:
Midfielder MacDonald Mariga started his fifth straight game as his side Real Sociedad lost 1-2 to Athletico Bilbao. The result saw his team drop to 11th on the log with seven points.
Scotland:
Mariga’s younger brother Victor Mugubi Wanyama made his full league debut for the Hoops in the 2-0 loss to Hearts.
Mugubi who played the entire match faced his Ugandan opponent in the upcoming African cup of Nations qualifier David Obua who came off the bench for Hearts in the last seven minutes.
Czech Republic:
Kenyan winger Patrick Oboya scored the third goal for his side Siad Most as they beat visiting Sparta Praha in the second tier Druha Liga.
This was Oboya’s fourth goal of the season.
Norway:
Kenyan duo of keeper Arnold Origi and midfielder John ‘Mo’ Muiruri were in the thick of things as FK Moss got an important 3-2 away win over Lavanger FK in Norway’s division two.
Romania:
Midfielder Jamal Mohamed was benched as his side Targu Mures drew 3-3 with Pandurii Targu in an entertaining match played in the Romanian Liga 1 on Friday.
Belgium:
Germinal Beerschot’s midfielder Johana Omollo sat out his team’s 1-1 draw with FC Brugge in the Belgian Jupiler league on Sunday evening.
Sweden:
Patrick Osiako who has so far played 17 matches and scored one goal for Mjalby was out of action as his side won 1-0 away to IFK Gotenberg.
Albania:
FK Tirana took the lead of the league after round four matches where they beat KS Flamurtani 2-0 at home.
Defender James Situma played the whole match but striker Moses Arita was given some days off to sort out passport issues back in Kenya.
Denmark:
2010 Kenyan Premier League best player George ‘Blackberry’ Odhiambo again failed to get some playing time as Randers drew 0-0 with Esberg on Sunday evening.
Source- http://www.supersport.com/football/kenya/news/111003/Kenyan_players_abroad
